<div dir="ltr">I think if we run a panel we ensure that diverse voices are on it, even stacking against the “male, male and stale” pigeon hole.<br><br>I don’t think we need to start specifically organising aspects yet, but agreeing on the big picture is something we can do now.<br><br>Regarding what you’re saying Adam, I’m not against opening up CFP for diverse folks... but who’s to say that we’ll get any more than we already have? Maybe we need to specifically invite people we know? I should push Deanna from SIBA a bit harder to attend, as her GeoRabble talk on 'Vitamin D for the Spatial Industry' was excellent.<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 8:51 am, adam steer <<a href="mailto:adam.d.steer@gmail.com" target="_blank">adam.d.steer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cameron - low attendee at conference sessions happen all the time. Even when the community votes for things.<br><div><br></div><div>Everyone - please read this thread, but not because it is a shining example in OSgeo’s history of managing diversity:</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
There was an email thread "Diversity in FOSS4G" discussing some of
these points:
<a class="m_-6203671475425589997m_-2944671795624413074gmail-m_699280168628394062moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2018-August/thread.html" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2018-August/thread.html</a><br></div></blockquote><div>(direct: <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2018-August/037710.html" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2018-August/037710.html</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>The first few e-mails were great - then it went to both men explaining to women what women want to do; and non-scientists explaining to scientists how science works - all in one delicious e-mail thread. I responded to it - in a very, very, very muted fashion. I was actually really fuming - I sometimes think about diving in again but just get too angry every time I think about it - so the conversation is effectively shut down and I’m hesitant to communicate with certain people involved because of their communication style (I’m sure you all get that from me also from time to time).</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
Reference to this research:
<a class="m_-6203671475425589997m_-2944671795624413074gmail-m_699280168628394062moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797617741719" target="_blank">http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797617741719</a><br>
<a class="m_-6203671475425589997m_-2944671795624413074gmail-m_699280168628394062moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://researchtheheadlines.org/2018/04/20/the-stem-gender-equality-paradox-from-fallacies-to-facts/" target="_blank">https://researchtheheadlines.org/2018/04/20/the-stem-gender-equality-paradox-from-fallacies-to-facts/</a><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>I’d be happy to do a journal club on this paper - maybe it’d be a good georabble? I’d love to see Sarah, or Martin, or Trisha weigh in (or any other academics in the community ). Actually, would someone who isn’t a white bloke like to propose a co-presentation at georabble on it?</div><div><br></div><div>I certainly would not hold it up as an authoritative reference on why women leave STEM careers.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>Adam</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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